Alice Creek vs Wengenville
Wengenville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 55 in Alice Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Alice Creek, most households are people living alone. In Wengenville, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Wengenville tends to suit couples.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Wengenville
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 35%)
- carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 30/100)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 87%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Alice Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 28%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Alice Creek
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 28%)
- has cheaper rent ($110/wk vs $250/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Wengenville
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (172 min vs 190 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (212 km vs 219.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Wengenville
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 30/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Wengenville
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (17.4% vs -16.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Alice Creek and Wengenville drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Wengenville rents higher ($250/wk vs $110/wk); Alice Creek has higher household incomes ($58,500 vs $46,800).
| Alice Creek | Wengenville | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 50 | 54 +8% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -16.7% | +17.4% |
| Median age | 55 | 49 |
| Median household income | $58,500/yr +20% vs other | $46,800/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $110/wk | $250/wk +127% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (36.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).
Development activity
| Alice Creek | Wengenville | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 198 across South Burnett same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -18% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Alice Creek | Wengenville | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 23% of QLD | Higher than 10% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 62% of QLD same for both | |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 37% of QLD | Higher than 12% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 35% of QLD | Higher than 26% of QLD |
Liveability
| Alice Creek | Wengenville | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Alice Creek carries more crime risk (30 vs 13).
| Alice Creek | Wengenville | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 49/100 | Moderate 47/100 |
| Crime | Low 30/100 | Low 13/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Alice Creek | Wengenville | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Alice Creek | Wengenville | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 11 | 19 |
Mobility
Alice Creek sits further from the CBD (219.3 km vs 212 km).
| Alice Creek | Wengenville | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 219.3 km +3% vs other | 212 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 190 min | 172 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 4610 | 0.1% postcode 4615 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 55 postcode 4610 | 67 postcode 4615 |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.1%).
Setting
| Alice Creek | Wengenville | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 540 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 499 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Alice Creek | Wengenville | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 26/100 | 18/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 30 premises | 0% 29 premises |
Council rates
| Alice Creek | Wengenville | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,401/yr same for both | |
| Council | South Burnett same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Alice Creek | Wengenville | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Maranoa same for both | |
| Member | David Littleproud same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Alice Creek | Wengenville | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
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Wengenville
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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